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Bothma, Liandri
🇿🇦FIDE 14356228· Female· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Liandri Bothma, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1453. She has slipped back 164 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U20), NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U20), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Girls). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. Her peak of 1619 was reached at age 19 (Sep 2025).
At junior level, she reached #66 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1453
Standard
Rpd1481·Blz1519
All-time high
1619
−166 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 19
Sep 2025 · age 19
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#201,807
#201,807 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
66th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1619
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1619
at age 19 · −166 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1617 · at age 19
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
10
52 games
Score
14.5/ 5227.9%
16W3D33L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNicole FREEMAN1,472·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Ladies)·R5·+12.1
3.[W]vsIhsaan Mahomed1,455·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R1·+11.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLynette Helder1,503·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Girls Championship)·R4·-25.4
2.[L]vsLynette Helder1,503·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Girls Championship)·R1·-25.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #6 | 1505 | -37.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #12 | 1404 | -32.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/1 | #12 | 2317 | -25.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #14 | 2303 | -52.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #15 | — | -16.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Girls Championship) (-52.0 Elo, finished #14).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,585
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,466
in continent
World
#201,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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